pawn, n.
(pawns)
(pawns)
borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
<noun.act>
pawn
(chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
<noun.artifact>
pawn
a person used by another to gain an end
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
cat's-paw instrument pawn
semantic pointers
hypernym
an article deposited as security
<noun.possession>
pawn